Helping school design reduce carbon emissions

With heating being a school’s primary use of energy, leading independent building services specialist Gilberts is taking steps to help the educational estate optimise its carbon footprint. The move coincides with updates to the required technical standards and performance criteria... View Article

Diffusion has Supplied Fan Coils to 150 Bishopsgate

British heating and cooling equipment specialist Diffusion has provided heating and cooling at One Bishopsgate Plaza at 150 Bishopsgate, London. The company has supplied 980 of varying types and designs of fan coil units to the new 41-storey mixed-use development... View Article

Net-zero pioneer Futurebuild returns in 2022

Net-zero pioneer Futurebuild will return to London’s ExCeL on 01 – 03 March 2022. As the home of innovation for the sustainable built environment, it brings together the brightest minds, disruptive thinkers and the most exciting innovators to transform the... View Article

Futurebuild partners with experts for offsite showcase

Following the last highly successful collaboration, sustainable built environment event Futurebuild has once again enlisted the support of offsite construction experts from Cogent Consulting and Explore Offsite. The companies will collaborate to ensure the most innovative and advanced offsite systems... View Article

Specifying safe access to concealed services CPD

Sign up to our online ‘Specifying safe access to concealed services’ technical paper CPD by Profab Access. In association with Barbour Product Search. This free, online CPD takes 75 minutes to complete. The aim of this CPD is to enable... View Article

Trio of inspirational showhomes for Barnsley

Designer Contracts developed a hattrick of inspirational show homes when developers Keepmoat Yorkshire East chose to work with the company’s design team at its Kestrel Gardens, Barnsley site. Kestrel Gardens sits just two miles from the centre of Barnsley. With... View Article

MS Fire Retardant, from Delta Membranes

LISTEN HERE 🔊 David J Symes from Delta Membrane Systems Limited discusses the versatility of Delta MS 500 Fire Retardant membranes when it comes future proofing construction In an age where prevention to fire is rightly under scrutiny in the... View Article

Granorte Opens New Central UK Warehouse

Granorte has opened a new Telford showroom, office and warehouse facility for its range of cork-based floors, walls, furniture and design objects. Due to growth in sales, Granorte has moved to a new facility to continue to provide customers with... View Article

Construction industry weighed down by cost pressures

Construction output fell 1.8% in volume terms in October 2021, this is the largest monthly decline since April 2020 when output fell by 41.7%. Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “In Q3 2021 the construction industry saw signs of... View Article

GARADOR’S HIGHLY INSULATED AND EXTRA SECURE GARAGE DOORS

The way forward for modern homes Today, insulation is key in any home…but one area that is often neglected is the garage. Britain’s leading garage door maker Garador now offers a range of premium sectional garage doors designed to offer especially high... View Article